Undergarment.



l. REINSCHVIIDT.

UNDERGARMENT.

APPLlcATIoN F1150 sPT.1,1917 f Patented July 2, 1918.

B Y mwA/EYS J'HN REENSCHMLT, Olli NEW. YORK, N. Y`y

'UNDERGARMEN".

Speeeation or'v Letters Patent.

@oriented July E, 1918.

Application filed September 1, i917. Serial No. l.

To all whom t may aoncem:

Be iii known lha/ lf., loi-ix Remain-muni', n eiizen of die l'nilod Sintesi and resident oi' die borough of lie, Bron: eountv of the Bronx, city und. Stare of how Yom, limo invented certain new und use/fili .impr-oro Tndergm'inens? of which lio iol ments in L lowing is n specification,

My invention relates to nndergzirinern5 :1nd more pnrtiouliufly to that i'ype il'iereoi commonly' ,known as union Suits and liefs Ylor its object to provide a garment wliicl'n when .roin, will. completely cover ille perron of lie wearer in any und :ill nosii'iom wlnrfli he. may nomine. At; lie ferme time ir is the por pose oi" my invenfion to fao roneiroo lie :i.i'- nient tlm; the pero; of rire wearer are remiily accessible einen though the rotoli is elofaefl. :ind the usunl rear opening; is oiiiiicdiV ln addition li propose lo provide :i garment wli'ielli iiiezisily pui". on :und teken, olf :and wliiolli ir; capable of lwirnggy qniilly mijnfieil lo provide a reen: opening of nmxinniin ei;- iienl, :ind eoin'fort ir.rl.iei.darly when lire wearer is in fr Siiting position.. Urker oli.- jers r" my iminoren:enl:` will ppeerr i'rm'n. the de erigjfeion hereirnziter :and the ifefiigiirel; of ,novelty will foe poininod out in llie imperi ed claimsn l In lie necoinpnri 'the purpose ill.. rsilzion and desoripiion show two 'fori' s oi2 n1, 'ii'ii'enioin ifigsiro l.. is 'fr from, eioi'iirion of one .io-rin of garment und lilig. 'f3 i5 n Sinrilzfir .iew olf iinoliliei forni.

` trailed e :inigjiles rho *ingr luminose wilieli for Ae shown in lille gzirinoi'it o' 'u' ille ne i. inw or body porion i Af n. neel." og' ning and :deem` or ai o ininggfs 'e' und iomininod 'with 'aille eursooiznu 1 tions il; any siniiable material may be iiljilined in the ooniie'rion oi' rire "i nix ind ineer'tione of roiariveljg einer; zn'nilznrizil 9 or :my oi'zlier ifea /urffs eusonmriifA found in onion :soirs muy be included iti desir i.

lio llie Yforni Shown in Fig. lili@ garment upenn ai, the from; 'from l'ie im l" opening l lo like iower ond oi" ono le! `ion the opening extending" along; zr continuons srzright line l0 in fclose proxirniy 'to and Wiiliin. esy renel'zinig' distance oi "le oroleli i1 but not tixr'oo i511, no flint on opening' at the eroris. is; avoided. Shown in Fig. "2 die iront opening' erkende along n, isrniglr :fino i6 from the nor-li opening lo n. lgvionl. in #fue nei"fliljori'iood. or rire waist line3 ilnm ...nrw-ree and from one wein-.fl 'imo i.

io die lower ond oi e .leg section along the struigl, line 10b. This; line 10b also extends in clone proziiinity to and within easy rezieliing; disonee of the crotch ll, but not: through its() that in iliiis forni nlm ille usual openi ing the crotch is avoided. Any suitable means muy be provided for maintaining the garments in a closed condition as for instance-buttons l2 and buttonlioles 13 located as; to properly cooperate.

il; will be seein in. both forms illustrated limi at. least 'from the Waist line downward lie liner of the iront opening is offset from the vertical median line of the garment but if' located in close proximity thereto. lVith l s arrangement ille crotch section of the garment is closed but is within reach of thor par? of the Vfront opening which is adjueenl. rliereto; the parto of the wearer :1re lius readily aecessibie lont normally are fully covered. My improved gar-meniis .nino witiwu, the usual. rear opening and is continuous sind :smooth al; this portion so that here, also the person oi' the wearer is normally eo f rned.' When it is; desired to exgjioee me poiislerior portion of the wenrers anatomy ilie, filiening devices l. and 13 weist downward are. disconnected.

'irorn ll'ie This iem'es llie ouer -poriion oit the one leg fieezion S free to 'be turned completely to elle rear the i'oriu of a liep, the location of The lower portion o. the 'from' opening being Snell no to provide for A nonximun'i rem' openin@-` and i maximum of eomfor. for the .wearer prrtieiilarly when in :i sitting posisere.

@n oeeoiinl of sin'iplicily of construction ille garment ie exremely cheap to produce; ii: also pri'ivide absolute Sinootlines 'lirouglroid time; avoiding the formation of .folds :mil creuses; which @liefe 'and irritate ille wearer. '.llie giirmen is also easy to put on and easy lio folie ofi and is extremely cool sind sanitary. il; will., of course, be obvious haif my invention is capable of being ernbodied in undergarinento and particularly union finite: of types other than those, illu Various @hongos in the Specific forms Shown andv dosorilaed may be mode Within seope of the claims without departing "rom lne Spirit of my invention.

li. All. union enit having a. permanently olooed eroeii and permanently Closed at lie boef.; find having opposed :fri-inl; seclions.

closed :x' the back and having n :front opening extending along n continuous straight lin, from the neck opening to The lower end of one 03E the leg sections, Said opening being @1F-set relatively to und substantially imraL el wth the longitudinal median; line of the gzument and located within easy reuching dsmuu c1- 'khe dosed crotch.

In. testimony whereof I have hereunto sei; my hand.

JOI-IN REINSCHMIDT. 

